PMI-100Topic 4 Flashcards
Q: 450 A weighting system is a tool for which area of Conduct Procurements? A. Plan contracting B. Requesting seller responses C. Selecting seller’s D. Planning purchase and acquisition
A: C
Q: 451 Which type of chart is a graphic representation of a process showing the relationships among process steps? A. Control B. Bar C. Flow D. Pareto
A: C156
Q: 452 What is the schedule performance index (SPI) using the following data? BAC = $100000 PV = $50000 AC = $80000 EV = $40000 A. 1 B. 0.4 C. 0.5 D. 0.8
A: D
Q: 453 Which tool and technique is used in Conduct Procurements? A. Teaming agreements B. Expertjudgment C. Bidder conferences D. Contract types
A: C
Q: 454 What provides information regarding the ways people teams and organizational units behave? A. Organizational chart B. Organizational theory C. Organizational structure D. Organizational behavior
A: B157
Q: 455 What is a deliverable?oriented hierarchical decomposition of the work to be executed to accomplish the project objectives and create the required deliverables? A. Organizational breakdown structure (OBS) B. Work performance information C. Work package D. Work breakdown structure (WBS)
A: D
Q: 456 What causes replanning of the project scope? A. Project document updates B. Project scope statement changes C. Variance analysis D. Change requests
A: D
Q: 457 Which of the following is an output of the Manage Communications process? A. Project calendar B. Communications management plan C. Organizational process assets updates D. Project document updates
A: C158
Q: 458 In the Develop Project Team process which of the following is identified as a critical factor for a project’s success? A. Team meetings B. Subcontracting teams C. Virtual teams D. Teamwork
A: D
Q: 459 The project scope statement and resource calendars are inputs to which Project Time Management process? A. Sequence Activities B. Estimate Activity Resources C. Develop Schedule D. Control Schedule
A: C
Q: 460 Which process determines the risks that might affect the project? A. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis B. Identify Risks C. Plan Risk Management D. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
A: B159
Q: 461 Which of the following is an input to the Direct and Manage Project Work process? A. Approved change requests B. Approved contract documentation C. Work performance information D. Rejected change requests
A: A
Q: 462 Which of the following factors is lowest at the start of the project? A. Cost of changes B. Stakeholder influences C. Risk D. Uncertainty
A: A
Q: 463 In which domain of project management would a Pareto chart provide useful information? A. Project Scope Management B. Project Time Management C. Project Communications Management D. Project Quality Management
A: D160
Q: 464 Ensuring that both parties meet contractual obligations and that their own legal rights are protected is a function of: A. Conduct Procurements. B. Close Procurements. C. Control Procurements D. Plan ProcurementManagement.
A: C
Q: 465 In which process might a project manager use risk reassessment as a tool and technique? A. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis B. Monitor and Control Risk C. Monitor and Control Project Work D. Plan Risk Responses
A: B
Q: 466 A purchase order for a specified item to be delivered by a specified date for a specified price is the simplest form of what type of contract? A. Cost?reimbursable B. Time and material C. Fixed price or lump?sum D. Cost?plus?fixed?fee
A: C161
Q: 467 What risk technique is used to quantify the probability and impact of risks on project objectives? A. Expertjudgment B. Risk registry C. Risk response planning D. Interviewing
A: D
Q: 468 Which of the following terms indicates a deliverable?oriented hierarchical decomposition of the project work? A. WBS directory B. Activity list C. WBS D. Project schedule
A: C
Q: 469 Which process occurs within the Monitoring and Controlling Process Group? A. Control Costs B. Plan Quality Management C. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis D. Determine Budget
A: A
Q: 470 Which of the following processes audits the quality requirements and the results from quality control measures to ensure appropriate quality standards and operational definitions are used? A. Control Quality B. Quality Metrics C. Perform Quality Assurance D. Plan Quality Management
A: C
Q: 471 How is the schedule variance calculated using the earned value technique? A. EV less AC B. AC less PV C. EV less PV D. AC less EV
A: C
Q: 472 Which Control Quality tool graphically represents how various elements of a system interrelate? A. Control chart B. Flowchart C. Run chart D. Pareto chart
A: B
Q: 473 Which type of analysis is used as a general management technique within the Plan Procurement Management process? A. Risk assessment analysis B. Make or buy analysis C. Contract value analysis D. Cost impact analysis
A: B
Q: 474 Which of the following tools and techniques is used in the Validate Scope process? A. Inspection B. Variance analysis C. Expert
judgment D. Decomposition
A: A
Q: 475 Define Activities and Estimate Activity Resources are processes in which project management Knowledge Area? A. Project Time Management B. Project Cost Management C. Project Scope Management D. Project Human Resource Management
A: A
Q: 476 Which is a communication method used in the Control Communications process? A. Expert judgment B. Project management methodology C. Stakeholder analysis D. Status review meetings
A: D
Q: 477 Prioritizing risks for further analysis or action by assessing and combining their probability of occurrence and impact takes place in which process? A. Monitor and Control Risks B. Plan Risk Management C. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis D. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
A: C
Q: 478 In which process is a project manager identified and given the authority to apply resources to project activities? A. Acquire Project Team B. Develop Project Management Plan C. Manage Project Execution D. Develop Project Charter
A: D
Q: 479165 Which of the following documents allows the project manager to assess risks that may require near term action? A. Probability and impact matrix B. Contingency analysis report C. Risk urgency assessment D. Rolling wave plan
A: C
Q: 480 Which activity involves ensuring that the composition of a projects configuration items is correct? A. Configuration Identification B. Configuration Status Accounting C. Configuration Verification and Audit D. Configuration Quality Assurance
A: C
Q: 481 Change requests project management plan updates project document updates and organizational process assets updates are all outputs of which project management process? A. Plan Risk Responses B. Manage Stakeholders Engagement C. Define Scope D. Control Communications
A: B
Q: 482 Which process involves identifying and documenting the logical relationships between project activities? A. Develop Schedule B. Sequence Activities C. Create WBS D. Applying leads and lags
A: B
Q: 483 Which of the following is an example of the simplest fixed?price contract? A. Purchase requisition B. Purchase order C. Verbal agreement D. Request for quote
A: B
Q: 484 Which technique helps to determine the risks that have the most potential impact on a project? A. Cost risk simulation analysis B. Expected monetary value analysis C. Modeling and simulation D. Sensitivity analysis
A: D
Q: 485 Labor materials equipment and supplies are examples of:167 A. Resource attributes. B. Resource types. C. Resource categories. D. Resource breakdown structures (RBS).
A: C
Q: 486 Analogous cost estimating relies on which of the following techniques? A. Expertjudgment B. Project management software C. Vendor bid analysis D. Reserve analysis
A: A
Q: 487 A method to manage stakeholder expectations in the scope statement is to clearly: A. state the guiding principles of the organization. B. identify alternatives to generate different approaches. C. state what is out of scope. D. outline the results of the Delphi technique.
A: C
Q: 488 Which type of management focuses on ensuring that projects and programs are reviewed to prioritize resource allocation? A. Project168 B. Functional C. Program D. Portfolio
A: D
Q: 489 One of the tools and techniques of the Manage Project Team process is: A. organization charts. B. ground rules. C. organizational theory D. conflict management.
A: D
Q: 490 The process of monitoring the status of the project to update project progress and manage changes to the schedule baseline is: A. Control Schedule. B. Quality Control. C. Perform Integrated Change Control. D. Develop Schedule.
A: A
Q: 491 Changes to formally controlled document, plans etc. to reflect modified or additional ideas or content are known as: A. updates. B. defect repairs. C. preventive actions. D. corrective actions.
A: A
Q: 492 Which provides the basic framework for managing a project? A. Project life cycle B. Work breakdown structure (WBS) C. Enterprise environmental factors D. Project initiation
A: A
Q: 493 A tool and technique used during the Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis process is: A. risk data quality assessment. B. variance and trend analysis. C. data gathering and representation techniques. D. risk audits.
A: A
Q: 494 In the Estimate Activity Durations process productivity metrics and published commercial information inputs are part of the: A. enterprise environmental factors. B. organizational process assets.170 C. project management plan D. project funding requirements.
A: A
Q: 495 The milestone list is an input to which process from the Planning Process Group? A. Define Activities B. Estimate Activity Durations C. Estimate Activity Resources D. Sequence Activities
A: D
Q: 496 Quality metrics are an output of which process? A. Plan Quality Management B. Control Quality C. Perform Quality Assurance D. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
A: A
Q: 497 The purpose of inspection in Control Quality is to keep errors: A. in line with a measured degree of conformity. B. out of the hands of the customer. C. in a specified range of acceptable results. D. out of the process.171
A: B
Q: 498 An input to the Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis process is the: A. quality management plan. B. project management plan. C. communications management plan. D. schedule management plan.
A: D
Q: 499 When large or complex projects are separated into distinct phases or subprojects all of the Process Groups would normally be: A. divided among each of the phases or subprojects. B. repeated for each of the phases or subprojects. C. linked to specific phases or subprojects. D. integrated for specific phases or subprojects.
A: B
Q: 500 A project has a current cost performance index (CPI) of 1.25. To date US$10000 have been spent on performing the project work. What is the earned value of the work completed to date? A. US$SOOO B. US$9500 C. US$10000 D. US$12500172
A: D
Q: 501 Which of the following characteristics are found in a functional organizational structure? A. Little or no project manager authority little or no resource availability and the functional manager controls the project budget B. Limited project manager authority limited resource availability and a part?time project manager’s role C. Low to moderate project manager authority low to moderate resource availability and a full? time project manager’s role D. High to almost total project manager authority high to almost total resource availability and full- time project management administrative staff
A: A
Q: 502 The project manager at an organization has just realized that some of the engineering staff has been allocated to project Y and will not be available to finish task X. The project manager has also discovered that at the current pace it will not be possible to complete the project on time. Due to cost constraints hiring more work force is not a viable option. Which tools are at the manager’s disposal? A. Resource leveling and fast tracking B. Fast tracking and crashing C. Crashing and applying leads and lags D. Scheduling tools and applying leads and lags
A: A
Q: 503 Which process should be conducted from the project inception through completion?173 A. Monitor and Control Project Work B. Control Quality C. Perform Integrated Change Control D. Monitor and Control Risks
A: C
Q: 504 Which piece of information is part of the WBS Dictionary? A. Responsible organization B. Change requests C. Validated deliverables D. Organizational process assets
A: A
Q: 505 When calculating the cost of quality (COQ) for a product or service money spent for cost of conformance would include the areas of: A. training testing and warranty work. B. equipment rework and scrap. C. training document processes and inspections. D. inspections rework and warranty work.
A: C
Q: 506 Which of the following is a tool or technique of the Define Activities process? A. Rolling wave planning174 B. Precedence diagramming method (PDM) C. Alternatives analysis D. Parametric estimating
A: A
Q: 507 Which of the following is a set of interrelated actions and activities performed to achieve a prespecified product result or service? A. Portfolio B. Process C. Project D. Program
A: B
Q: 508 Which degree of authority does a project manager have on a project in a strong matrix organizational structure? A. Limited B. Low to moderate C. Moderate to high D. High to almost total
A: C
Q: 509 Which of the following is an information gathering technique in Identify Risks? A. Influence diagrams175 B. Brainstorming C. Assumption analysis D. SWOT analysis
A: B